Could you please chance me? Thanks!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Haverford College
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<p>I am applying for History major. I am so nervous that they will reject me.
My current GPA is 3.57 (weighted) (out of 4)
I transferred to my current school last year from China. Our school doesn't offer many APs, but I've taken all the history courses the school could offer(AP World His, AP US His, Greece and Rome, European History, US History regular) and the hardest courses I could get in my school(AP Cal, Honor Bio, Honor English)</p>

<p>my Standardized Test:
SAT 1: CR 690 MA 720 Writ 670
SAT2: US His 750 Literat 650 Math 2 690</p>

<p>AP: World His 5</p>

<p>My overall academic performance weren't that great as you guys could see. I just hope that my strength in Humanitarian courses could give me a edge when competing with other students in the applicant pool.</p>

<p>My major extracurricular activities include:</p>

<p>Basketball Varsity Team, Starting Point Guard 3 years
founder and president of Rap Club, 2 years
founder and president of streetball club, 2 years ...
founder and president of SAT club, 2 years
work-out team
school newspaper
Self-composed rap songs, lyrics -making</p>

<p>I love Haverford so much. As an international student, I've visit it for 3 times. I talked to the students during my overnight stay and alumni in interview, and I felt like I was just one of them. I belonged to this school
But still, as the notification date is coming, I become very nervous since there are so many students with backgrounds and capability like me.</p>

<p>Thanks for any comments!</p>

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<p>Being noted as a Chinese student with a deep awareness and passion for classic Western Civ (if I am reading your info correctly) might make you stand out - be sure to highlight this or whatever makes you unique in your application. </p>

<p>If your HS is very competitive, your GPA may be OK, but if it is a regular public school, you may want to complement your application with an explanation of why your GPA is not closer to a 4.0. If passion is a factor, you could get extra points! Good luck…</p>